Disney teams up with GEVS students to spruce up John Mitchell Memorial Park
Courtesy of Ron Coffey
Greenfield City Manager
Two local students, Jase Allison, son of Jason and Janell Allison, and Braden Wright, son of Tytus and Shawna Wright, successfully applied for a Disney Friends for Change grant and used the $500 award to help clean up John Mitchell Memorial Park in Greenfield on Saturday, April 18.
Approximately 25 other youths and adults helped in the project by raking leaves, picking up trash, repairing benches, planting flowers and painting, among other activities. The volunteers were treated to lunch by adults in the group.
Jase and Braden attended the April 15 meeting of Greenfield Village Council and discussed their plans to make improvements at the park. They invited others from the community to join in the effort, and said they would be accepting baseball equipment donations in an effort to outfit kids who want to play, but don’t have the resources to do so.
Members of council Betty Jackman, Bob Bergstrom, Brenda Losey, Chris Borreson and Bill Redenbaugh, along with City Manager Ron Coffey, applauded the youngsters for their efforts.
Disney Friends for Change Grants offer young change-makers $500 to gather their friends and turn their creative ideas to help their communities into projects taking place on or around Global Youth Service Day, April 17-19, 2015.
The photos that accompany this article were taken on April 18 at Mitchell Park and show the volunteers in some of their efforts to improve the park.
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